Courts Man accused of killing trooper, woman loses his attorneys; effect on case unclear BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer Jun 23, 2022 Attorneys for the man accused of a deadly rampage through the Baton Rouge area last fall have withdrawn from his case, saying fights with pros…
+3 Ascension DA: Judge recused herself due to relationship with Assumption chief deputy; judge disputes claim BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer Dec 30, 2019 District Attorney Ricky Babin has told about 20 Assumption Parish criminal defendants that the judge overseeing their cases has disclosed a “p…
+2 News What's in Ascension Parish's 'very aggressive' 2019 budget? Improved roads, new drainage structures, more BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | dmitchell@theadvocate.com Nov 16, 2018 GONZALES — Ascension Parish government's $210.4 million budget for 2019 anticipates using more than half its spending next year on a "very agg…
+2 News Southern board member charged with felony over dueling addresses on voter registration, tax docs BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | dmitchell@theadvocate.com Sep 17, 2018 The vice chairman of the Southern University System Board of Supervisors was charged Monday with filing a false public record after investigat…
Ascension ¶¶Òõh District Attorneys Association elects officers Advocate staff report Aug 15, 2018 District Attorney Ricky Babin, of the 23rd Judicial District, has been elected to the board of directors of the ¶¶Òõh District Attorneys A…
Ascension Donaldsonville man pleads guilty to molestation of a juvenile River Parishes bureau Sep 14, 2017 DONALDSONVILLE — A Donaldsonville man pleaded guilty to molestation of a juvenile under the age of 12, in a last-minute agreement with prosecu…
Ascension Ricky Babin elected president of ¶¶Òõh District Attorney's Association Advocate staff report Aug 23, 2017 The ¶¶Òõh District Attorney’s Association elected 23rd Judicial District Attorney Ricky Babin as its president July 10.
+2 Communities Indicted St. James official: For years, even prosecutors got similar parish benefits now considered unlawful BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | dmitchell@theadvocate.com Mar 30, 2017 CONVENT — St. James Parish Director of Operations Blaise Gravois is pushing back against prosecutors' allegations that he directed public work…
News Prairieville man given suspended sentence, ordered to pay up to $85,000 in restitution after conviction in 2013 shooting BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | dmitchell@theadvocate.com Dec 6, 2016 GONZALES — A Prairieville man who spent more than three years in parish jail awaiting his trial in a 2013 slaying walked out of the Ascension …
+4 News Update: Ascension grand jury hearing into attempted bribery allegations called off; unclear when it will resume; witness caught off guard BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | dmitchell@theadvocate.com Nov 14, 2016 Story updated, 11:30 a.m., Nov. 15, 2016